U.S. News & World Report: Among the Best in Washington, DC Area
For the 2021–2022 awards year, Inova Alexandria Hospital has earned the distinction of #7 Best Hospital in the Washington, DC metropolitan region (tied with Inova Loudoun Hospital), and the #13 Best Hospital in the state of Virginia.
High Performing in Clinical and Surgical Areas
U.S. News & World Report also has ranked Inova Alexandria Hospital as “High Performing” for the following specialty areas or procedures:
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- COPD
- Diabetes Care
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Kidney Failure Treatment
- Knee Replacement
- Pneumonia Care
- Stroke Care
About U.S. News "Best Hospitals" rankings
For the 2021-22 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide in 15 specialties and 17 procedures and conditions. In the 15 specialty areas, 175 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.
"Straight A's" for Hospital Safety
Inova Alexandria Hospital has received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2022, marking straight "A's" since 2018. This designation recognizes our efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States.
The Leapfrog Group is a national organization committed to improving the healthcare quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 30 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,700 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. It is peer reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.